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🌱 Patch AM: Why Manville’s Ida recovery still feels unfinished five years later
And check out Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk on the Manville Patch calendar
Greetings Manville! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Manville's Ida recovery still feels unfinished five years later
- Can a record-breaking keeper carry a rebuilding Manville boys soccer squad?
Also on today's calendar: Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray t-shower; very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 60.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hurricane Ida survivors call on officials for help on 5th anniversary (mycentraljersey.com) — Five years after Hurricane Ida, Manville residents and officials say recovery is still incomplete, with many families struggling over home elevations, buyouts, and rebuilding options. At a local anniversary gathering, speakers highlighted stalled mitigation projects and urged more state and federal support so the borough can move emergency services and better protect neighborhoods from the next major storm. 
• Manville boys soccer preview: Keeper's play key for team that lost 8 graduating starters (nj.com subscription) — Manville High's boys soccer team is rebuilding this fall after graduating eight starters from last year's 15-5-1 squad, but returns standout goalkeeper Anthony Monge, who is chasing the school saves record. Coach Kenny Eckles expects a physical, resilient group as younger players step into starting roles and the Mustangs aim to build on recent county and state tournament success.
📸 Around Manville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manville
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- Memory Cafe
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
10:30 am - Saturdays Are For Board Games!
Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
10:30 am - Saturday Crafternoon
Manville Library Manville branch - Children's Area
11:00 am - First Day Of School/Early Dismissal
Manville Board of Education Manville, NJ 08835 - Public Health Emergency Preparedness:
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
2:00 pm - Kids' Crochet Club
Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
4:00 pm - Individualized ESL Classes
Manville Library Manville branch - Quiet Room
10:00 am - Hospice Care
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
10:15 am - Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk →
Duke Island Park, 191 Old York Rd, Bridgewater
9:00 am - Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Fun & Games Festival →
Warren County Community College, 475 NJ-57, Washington
1:00 pm
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
📣 Manville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baby Storytime
Bridgewater Library Bridgewater branch - Story Well
10:15 am - Overdue for Independence: A Revolutionary Film Series
Manville Library Manville branch - Community Room
12:00 pm - English Conversation Group
Manville Library Manville branch - Adult Media Area
1:30 pm - WHRHS Girls JV Soccer @ Bound Brook →
Bound Brook High School, 111 W Union Ave, Bound Brook
4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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- Prime IV Somerset — (908) 895-6413
- PSE&G — (800) 436-7734
- Somerset Women's Care — (908) 222-0070
- Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — (908) 222-0070
- Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Manville, New Jersey in Manville. Apply here.
- Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Part-Time Stock Associate in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bridgewater
- Basilone Beer to debut at annual Raritan parade in honor of hero John Basilone (mycentraljersey.com)
- A Fresh Start in The 'Ville: Somerville Public Schools Open the 2026-27 Year With New Staff, New Classrooms, and Newly Renovated Spaces (tapinto.net)
- HS Girls Soccer Wrap: Allentown opens with OT win at Cherokee (trentonian.com)
Middlesex
- Middlesex Police Urge Caution As Students Return To School (patch.com)
Somerset
- Revolutionary carbon dioxide capture project launches in Bridgewater (mycentraljersey.com)
- David Juran Sells 518 Shares of Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) Stock (insidertrades.com)
- Cellares layoffs 2026: 68 Bridgewater workers to lose jobs (nj.com)
Ok Manville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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